TODAY.. MAYOR MICH LANDRIEU ALONG WITH CHIEF RONAL SERPAS ANNOUNCED THE NEXT PHASE OF THE RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN. WDSU REPORTER ANDY CUNNINGHAM WITH DETAILS ON THAT. THIS IS THE LATEST EFFORT BY THE CITY TO BOOST ITS RECRUIT CAMPAIGN ...AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS BY SEVERAL HUNDRED.. CHIEF RONAL SERPAS ALONGSIDE THE MAYOR THIS AFTERNOON TO ANNOUNCE THE NEXT PHASE OF "GET BEHIND THE BADGE" THE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN 2013...TO ATTRACT NEW RECRUITS. THE SECOND PHASE WILL INCLUDE AN AGGRESSIVE ONLINE AND TV CAMPAIGN TARGETING BOTH LOCAL RECRUITS BUT ALSO POTENTIAL NEW OFFICERS IN CITITES LIKE HOUSTON, MIAMI AND CHICAGO. IN APRIL...THE CONTROVERSIAL DOMICILE RULE, WHICH COMPLICATED EFFORTS TO HIRE NEW CITY EMPLOYEES, WAS DROPPED. MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR FUTURE FIRST RESPONDERS, INCLUDING POLICE OFFICERS TO LIVE OUTISDE ORLEANS PARISH. Supt. Ronal Serpas/New Orleans Police: so now we don't have to spend anytime talking about our candidates they be from orleans parish, st tammany parish, or Nashville, Tn...we just say we have the greatest city of America that's rebounding right now, this is where young people and people who want to move of any age, why not be a police officer here and we're seeing both local talent and people from around the country taking a good hard look at the NOPD ... ANDY: CURRENTLY THE NOPD FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 1,100 AND 1,200 OFFICERS, WELL BELOW THE 1,500 PLUS THAT SERPAS SAID REPRESENTS A FULLY STAFFED FORCE. REPORTING ON YOUR SIDE FROM CITY HALL...ANDY CUNNINGHAM WDSU NEWS.. NO TRUCE -- ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN FORCES HAVE

Coaches were more vocal and aggressive with players as training camp pushes ahead full steam. Players clashed with one another in several hard hits and tackles, indicating that ferocity was the name of the game.